LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 24, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor,  Senate
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB280  by Nelson (Relating to requiring the Texas
               Department of Health to prepare a request for information
               for storing and distributing vaccines.), As Passed 2nd
               House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The Department of Health (TDH)  indicates it would not incur any
additional costs associated with the bill.  TDH indicates it would use
existing staff to write or post the Request for Information on the Texas
Marketplace or for reviewing the results of the posting.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   501   Texas Department of Health
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, RM